Tank construction



Aug. 28, 1923. V 1,466,175

A. A. KRAMER TANK CONSTRUCTION Filed Dec. 22, 1919 New: Q N

ANDREW A KRAMER, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

TANK CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed December 22, 1919. Serial No. 346,711.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW A. KRAMER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tank Construction;and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to tank wagons and particularly to the tankconstruction.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide means wihereby arcceptacle for cans or other articles may be conveniently attached tothe tank, the invention contemplating the provision of means whereby theend sheet and bolster may serve as a supporting means for thereceptacle.

It is also the purpose of my invention to provide a construction whereinthe operating parts of the valves for the discharge pipes may becontained within the receptacle so that when the receptacle is locked,the valves cannot be operated. This is a material advantage since iteliminates the necessity for safe-guarding) each individual pipe againsttampering y unauthorized persons.

In the drawings,

Fig. I designates a fragmentary perspective view of the rear end of atank to which my invention is applied.

Fig. II is a vertical, longitudinal, sectional view through a portion ofthe tank, showing the construction of the receptacle and the relationthereto of the valve operatin elements, and

Fig. III is a detail view of a slightly modified form of slotted plate.

The tank 1 will generally be constructed tubular in form and willsubstantially constitute a box girder. It is contemplated that the tankbe formed with compartments in the usual way and each compartment isprovided with a pipe. In the present instance, it is assumed that thereare three compartments and the discharge pipes 2, 3, and 4 leadtherefrom and have individual communication therewith. The end sheet 5for the tank body 1 projects slightly beyond the body portion of thetank, as indicated at 6, the upper portion serving as a support for thereceptacle and the lower port on of the flange constituting a bolster 7with a laterally turned flange 8 adapted to rest upon the frame 9 of thevehicle. The receptace 10 consists of an inverted U- shaped sheet 11which may! be fastened to the flange 6 in any well known manner, and tothe sheet 11 is secured an end sheet 12 provided with doors 13 and 14,hinged to the end sheet 12 by hinges 15 and 16, the doors 13 and 14being adapted to be locked together by a hasp 17 and a hasp lock 18although the particular locking means is not an essential part of theinvention.

The floor-19 of the receptacle consists of a sheet having a flange 20fastened to the end sheet 5 and a flange 21 fastened to the sheet 12, asclearly indicated in Fig. II, and said floor sheet 19 is provided withva plurality of openings or slots 22, 23 and 24 through which theoperating handles or elements 25, 26 and 27 for the valves 28 in thepipes 2, 3 and 4 project.

The valve operating elements 25, 26 and 27 are only accessible when thedoors 13 and 14 are open; therefore, liability of oil being dischargedfrom the tank by unauthorized persons will be prevented because thevalves cannot be operated unless access is had tothe receptacle l0 andthis can only be accom plished when the doors are open.

If desired, a shelf 29 may be provided in the receptacle, as indicatedin Fig. II, although this shelf may be dispensed with.

By reference to the drawings it will be observed that the end sheet 5constitutes a closer for the end of the tank and that it also serves asa bolster as well as a receptacle support, also that the receptacle isso arranged that it constitutes a housing for the valve operatingelements in the pipes leading from the several receptacles.

In Fig. III I have shown the plate 19' with the flange 21 omitted andthe slots running to the edge of the plate, the preferred construction,however, being illustrated in Fig. II.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is:

1. In combination with a tank wagon com.- prising a sheet metal body andan end sheet, a shell having one edge attached to the end sheet andforming the top and sides of a receptacle, said end sheet forming the.outer wall of the tank body and the inner g medias wall of thereceptacle, a floor .sheet for the receptacle attached to and carried bysaid prising a sheet metal body and an end sheet,

a shel having one edge attached to the end sheet and forming the to andsides of a. receptacle, said end sheet orming the outer wall of the tankbod and the inner wall of the receptacle, a cor sheet for the receptaclehaving openings therein, a pipe leading from the tank body, and a valveon said p1pe having a handle extended through said floor opening to theinterior of said receptacle.

3. In combination with a tank wagon comprising a sheet metal body and anend sheet, a shell having one edge attached to the end sheet and formingthe to and sides of a receptacle, said end sheet ormin the outer wall ofthe tank bod and the lnner wall of the receptacle, a 001' sheet for thereceptacle having openings therein, a pi e leading from the tank body, avalve on said pipe having a handle extended thro agh said door openingto the interior of eai m tacle, a front wall sheet for the reoeptacattached to the other edge of said shell and provided with a dooropening, anda door for closing said opening.

t. In c'omlomation with a tankwagon co-= prisin a sheet metal had and asheet clce in t e end of the ho y and extender ra ially' therebeyond toform. a den I shell having one edge attached to'sai end sheet flange toterm the top and sides-oi a housing, a floor sheet for the housing, anda ffioiilt wall attached to the tree edgeot the s e v 5. In combinationwith a tank wagon, a receptacle mounted on the wagon, having a slot inone of its walls, a discharge pi e leading from the wagon exteriorly oft e receptacle, and a valve on the dischar pipe comprising a handle,movable in said slot, to protect the handle when the receptacle isclosed. 1

In testimony whereof llafix my signature.

ANDREW A. nnannn.

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